Category: Standard

  • Brother KH800 knitting machine

    Brother KH800 knitting machine

    Brother KH800 was manufactured in 1971. It is a standard (4.5 mm between the needles) gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. It comes in a unique bright emerald-green color and has a wide bed, which makes this machine heavier than usual. The standard setup should come with two screw-on handles: one for the main carriage…

  • Brother KH820 knitting machine

    Brother KH820 knitting machine

    Brother KH820 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1974. It is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm) knitting machine with 200 needles. It is the one of the first punch-card machines with this more modern design (maybe the second one, after Brother KH810). The same basic design was used on all consequent punchcard-capable knitting machines. Its…

  • Jones KH820 knitting machine

    … while I am working on putting the gallery together for the Jones KH820, I wanted to let you know that it is the same machine as Brother KH820.

  • Jones KR551 ribber

    Jones KR551 ribber

    Jones ribber with the model number KR551 is identical to the Brother KR551 ribber. It fits Jones/Brother 4-pushbutton knitting machines, often available in my shop.

  • Jones KH551 knitting machine

    Jones KH551 is a replica of Brother KH551 knitting machines. Read about it in its own dedicated blog post.

  • Jones KR582 ribber

    The picture of the manual below is the only evidence I found so far that the Jones KR582 ribbing attachment exists. However, it is very likely a ribber to work with the pushbutton Brother and Jones and Genie 8-pushbutton knitting machines. It is also very likely similar to either Brother KR580 or Brother/Jones KR586 ribbers.…

  • Jones KR586 ribbing attachment

    Jones KR586 is the same ribber as Brother KR586. Thus, refer to a mode detailed post in the corresponding Brother section.

  • Brother KR586 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR586 ribbing attachment

    This vintage ribbing attachment comes in a pretty white-blue color combo. It fits standard-gauge knitting machines and has 200 needles. Brother KR586 ribbing attachment is meant to be an add-on to the pushbutton knitting machines, like Brother KH552, KH561, KH581, KH585, KH588, etc. I personally have not had a chance to knit with this ribber…

  • Lemair Helvetia Rib Knitting Machine R-700

    This is a double-bed knitting machine manufactured by Lemair Helvetia. It has a somewhat unique design with 8-pushbuttons. I am currently working with the owner of this machine to get more information and pictures. Stay tuned!

  • Brother KR810 ribber

    Brother KR810 ribber

    Ribbing attachment Brother KR810 was released to the market in the very early 1970s to supplement standard-gauge Brother Knitting machines. Brother KR810 ribber features 200 needles, spaced 4.5 mm apart. Brother KR810 can fit the largest variety of knitting machines: from 8-pushbutton KH552 and KH710 to early punchcard model KH800 as well as later punchcard…

  • Brother KH601 knitting machine

    Brother KH601 knitting machine

    Brother KH601 is an 8-push-button standard-gauge (4.5 mm between needles) Japanese knitting machine manufactured in the very early 1970s. It is a standard gauge with 200 needles. I finally had a chance yet to work on this machine and I liked it a lot!!! Here is the video of my tests and the article about…

  • Brother KH35 knitting machine

    Brother KH35 knitting machine

    The Brother KH35 knitting machine is a simple knitting machine released by Brother Co. to the market in 1955. It features 184 needles, spaced 4.5 mm apart. It has two metal flaps on each side of the machine, which very likely act like bed extensions (similar to the extension rails on later models) of Brother…